Family | Papaveraceae |
Subfamily | Chelidonioideae |
Scientific name | Macleaya cordata (Willdenow) R. Brown |
Synonyms | Bocconia cordata Willdenow; Bocconia jedoensis Carrière; Bocconia japonica André; Macleaya yedoensis André |
Common name | (Japanese common name) take-ni-gusa (タケニグサ, 竹似草 [bamboo like weed]), chanpa-giku (チャンパギク, 占城菊 or 林邑菊 [meaning: Chăm Pa (Vietnam) aster]) |
(English common name) plume-poppy, tree celandine | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan | |
Habitat | Roadside, field, forest edge |
Chromosomal number | n=10, 2n=20 |
Description | Plants 100-200cm tall. Leaves 10-30cm long, 7-25cm wide. Flowers 2 white calyx lobes 10-12mm long, flowering in May to July. Fruits 2-3cm long, ca. 5mm wide. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Macleaya cordata (Willdenow) R. Brown |
Macleaya cordata (Willd.) R. Br. | |
Macleaya cordata (Willd.) R. Br. |
June 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |